[00:00:00] Ballad Of Tindersticks - Tindersticks [00:00:02] The first time we flew it [00:00:04] It was cheap and cramped [00:00:07] The vodka running out [00:00:08] Half-way across the Atlantic [00:00:11] Even the steward screamed [00:00:12] And joined in it [00:00:14] We didn't think we were [00:00:15] Going to make it [00:00:18] Now we're stretched out in wide [00:00:19] Furry seats [00:00:21] Flicking through menus [00:00:23] A walk to the bar and there's [00:00:25] As much screw-top champagne [00:00:27] As we can drink [00:00:29] We're so easy [00:00:33] Taking turns having [00:00:35] Our photos taken [00:00:36] Sitting in front of smoked windows [00:00:40] Decanters of cheap [00:00:41] Whiskey in our hands [00:00:44] Drive into Manhattan on a date [00:00:46] With a starlet who's just talent [00:00:52] That's what people [00:00:53] Pay the money to see [00:00:55] Who're we to argue [00:00:58] Five hours now [00:00:58] It's been going on [00:01:01] And still we're watching all of it [00:01:04] Can you really believe all this [00:01:07] Can he really lie in bed at night [00:01:09] And marvel at his own genius [00:01:11] When do you lose the [00:01:12] Ability to step back [00:01:14] And get a sense of [00:01:15] Your own ridiculousness [00:01:18] They're only songs [00:01:21] Midnight and it's all over [00:01:25] Now it can really make us laugh [00:01:27] We're standing on our heads [00:01:29] Drinking sours of Crystel Schnapps [00:01:32] Now we're unable to [00:01:33] Step back or step forward [00:01:37] Swallowing a swallow [00:01:39] Tasting it again [00:01:40] It's not so unpleasant [00:01:42] Perhaps it's an acquired taste [00:01:45] The first time [00:01:46] It makes you sick [00:01:48] Then little by little [00:01:49] It becomes delicious [00:01:52] Showbiz people [00:01:54] Always there to be interested [00:01:55] In what you have say [00:01:57] We are artists [00:01:59] We are sensitive and important [00:02:02] We nod our heads earnestly [00:02:04] Already half-way down the champagne [00:02:08] On our way to leaving the place dry [00:02:12] A $2 000 bar bill [00:02:14] Showbiz picks up the tab [00:02:16] And we're on our way laughing [00:02:19] Laughing at what [00:02:23] Los Angeles [00:02:25] Eight days in [00:02:27] And our sense of irony's [00:02:28] Running pretty thin [00:02:30] All the friends we've made [00:02:33] It's 2 a m [00:02:34] It's closing time at the Dresden [00:02:37] Marty and Layton play one last [00:02:39] Sleepy "Strangers in the Night" [00:02:42] And the last of the martinis [00:02:43] Dribble down our chins [00:02:47] We're sitting [00:02:47] Chasing the conservation [00:02:49] Around the table [00:02:51] Jesus how long have [00:02:52] I been in this state [00:02:54] The limousine's still waiting outside [00:02:57] Anything you want to do [00:03:00] Anywhere you want to go [00:03:02] We're on our way to the airport [00:03:05] And a plane to Vegas [00:03:09] So many nights lying in bed shaking [00:03:13] Dreaming of pushing my daughter [00:03:14] Around the supermarket [00:03:17] The joy of seein' all those colors [00:03:19] And shapes reflect [00:03:20] In her wide eyes [00:03:25] My head leaning on the window [00:03:27] And we're driving through [00:03:28] The empty L A streets [00:03:30] And everything seems silent [00:03:31] And beautiful [00:03:33] A guy's face hits the floor [00:03:36] Police revolvers glistening [00:03:37] In the streetlight [00:03:40] Onto Melrose and lurching [00:03:42] Through a sea of Halloween transvestites [00:03:46] The flight's canceled [00:03:47] But it doesn't matter [00:03:49] We turn this corner to a way [00:03:51] That takes us wherever [00:03:54] Up to sunset [00:03:57] We creep up the drive [00:03:58] To the Shattuck [00:04:00] The suite Belushi died in [00:04:02] Or the one Morrison hung [00:04:04] Out the window [00:04:06] Oh I'll go for Jim's [00:04:08] I would fancy a hotel [00:04:09] Window-hanging [00:04:10] Myself tonight man [00:04:13] Straight over to the mini-bar [00:04:15] Open the champagne [00:04:17] One sip and it's left [00:04:19] To wake up to